Host country Islamabad, Pakistan Champions Pakistan (3rd title) | Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities) Runners-up India | |
Dates 28 March - 5 April 2004 Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
Men's football tournament at 2004 South Asian Games was held across 3 venues in Pakistan from March 28 to April 6, 2004. The tournament was delayed twice due to conflicts between the Pakistani alliance with Afghanistan/Iraq and US foreign policy at the time during the events that followed 9/11.
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The tournament was the first to introduce an under-23 tournament system for the football events. However, India entered with an under-20 team.
Group stage
Group B
Bhutan won a toss against Nepal for 2nd place.
References
Football at the 2004 South Asian Games Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA